Retired pilot Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, who saved 155 in historic 2009 plane landing, reveals early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis

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Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who famously saved 155 lives by successfully landing U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in 2009, has revealed that he has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.